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Fundraising On 3-4% Kidney Function: CashKaro Co-Founder’s Story Wins Praise From Paytm CEO

One97 Communications secured new business.

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CashKaro co-founder Swati Bhargava continued raising funds for her startup while her kidney function had dropped to just 3-4%, drawing praise from Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

One97 Communications reported movement of -4%. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.

Against that, the stock is +2.8% on the day at ₹1,781.60, and has returned +24.7% over three months. It sits 4% below its 52-week high. The financial services sector has moved -10.0% over the same period, so One97 Communications is running 34.7 points ahead of its peers.

For One97 Communications, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the financial services peer set alongside it.

  • In focus: One97 Communications (Paytm) (PAYTM), in Financial Services.
  • Over three months: One97 Communications (Paytm) +24.7% against Financial Services -10.0% (34.7 points ahead).
Figures for the companies in this story
CompanyPriceDay1M3MFrom 52-wk highVolume vs 20-dayMarket cap
One97 Communications (Paytm)PAYTM · Financial Services₹1,781.60+2.8%+5.8%+24.7%-3.7%0.8×—

Financial Services

1M -0.1% · 3M -10.0%

One97 Communications (Paytm)

Prices as of 5 Nov 2026, 16:11 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.

PAYTMFinancial Services